World War II veteran Turkonakun Beishembaev (L) with Kyrgyz Defense Minister Baktybek Bekbolotov at home in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 06 May 2022. 98-year-old Turkonakun Beishembaev was awarded the Order of the Great Patriotic War. Kyrgyzstan marks Victory Day annually on 09 May celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union's Red Army over Nazi Germany in World War II. (Photo by Igor Kovalenko/EPA/EFE)
